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A Life Dedicated to Spread the Word |
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Seham Amba is a doctor and an activist living in Saudi Arabia, trying to reach out and care about people around her. Amba told her story to Lastprophet.info.
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I have two children at the age of 22 and 24. I finished medical school
in Jeddah in 1982 at King Aziz University. In 1990 I did one year at
the Royal College of Physicians in London in medical rehabilitation.
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Fighting Islamophobia in the West |
Ahsen Utku
Interview with Bashy Quraishy -Islamophobia is one of the most troubling issues of today's world which obstruct the development of inter-religious relationships based on dialogue and understanding and it is being questioned again and again, particularly after the ban of the minarat in Switzerland. In this respect, Lastprophet.info has asked Bashy Quraishy, an influent activist in Europe, about how and why..
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To Remember Prophet Muhammad: "Why the Prophet Matters?" |
Ahsen Utku
Muslims are having hard times today in explaining themselves to the world. In a world of prejudices, the shelves of the bookstores are full of books assaulting Muslims, Islam or Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). However, some publications are paving the way for overcoming the clichés about the way that Islam and the Prophet is introduced.
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Interview with Ali Hüsrevoğlu, Turkish calligraphy artist
 Can we begin with some information on how you began your artistic life?
This happened through the guidance of Allah (swt). My intention was to concentrate on science and not art. However, when Allah placed such a program in front of me, I, subconsciously, leaned towards art more.
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The Ottoman love of prophets |
By Lastprophet.info
Ottoman historian Professor Mehmet İpşirli responded to our questions on the topic of "Ottomans and the love of prophets." İpşirli shared some interesting historical events relating to the issue alongside his systematic evaluations.
How did Ottoman sultans approach Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and His sacred trusts?
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Solidarity of Eid in England |
By Lastprophet.info
Interview with Abdal Hakim Murad (Tim Winter)
What are your observations about Ramadan in England?
In some British towns Ramadan is very noticeable. In cities like Leeds and Leicester, Muslims are over a quarter of the population, and everyone knows about the fast. I live in Cambridge, where the community is smaller, although we still have around six hundred people attending Tarawih prayers at our mosque each night. This crowd is getting bigger and we are raising money for a larger mosque.
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‘Acts of Worship slow down time' |
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Our guest today is Professor Kemal Sayar, a psychiatrist who is also literature professor. His elegant style and broad-minded perspective as well as the depth in his answers to our questions are such that they will make us contemplate on our lives of worship and the month of Ramadan.
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Ramadan in the United States |
Interview with Aziza Maheen
How is Ramadan celebrated in your country ? Ramadan in America is celebrated pretty much like anywhere else. As you know, Muslims in America hail from numerous countries--but the majority come from the Middle East and South Asia. Over 30% of Muslims in the United States are African-American. There's a great deal of diversity in terms of how Ramadan is celebrated in the U.S. Each ethnic group brings its own customs and traditions to the table. Like Muslims in other countries, our mosques have various services during Ramadan.
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Interview with Ismail Bardhi, PhD |
In the Shadow of the Past: Ramadan in Balkans
How is Ramadan celebrated in Macedonia, Bosnia and Kosovo? The Balkans have been and still are a space in which different religious and cultural traditions are intermingled. In fact, there is a saying that one encounters in literature sometimes; the Balkans are an enigma, and this sounds about right..
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Going Forward Towards Islam |
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Nora Seghier-Naber (42), born in Nieuw-Weerdinge, the Netherlands, is a journalist and a teacher as well. She is now holding the position of the director of Islamic primary school. She also owns a company about educational toys for (Muslim) children. She currently resides in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. She embraced Islam in November 1989.
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Laila Franklin-Yildirim (37) is a nurse who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She has a Master of Business Administration and Healthcare Management. She also has three children (and a cat). Her passion is working with the non-profit organization that she has founded, the House of Muslimahs, which provides Islamic education to Muslim women in the Atlanta area.
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Not an End, But a Beginning: Becoming a Muslim |
 A Living Model of Spiritual Perfection: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Ramon Hegedus was born in 1982 in Hungary. He has been married to a Hungarian Muslim woman for 3 years. He earned a Master and a PhD degree in biological physics at Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest. Since the end of 2008 he has been living in Girona, Spain, where he is working as a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Girona, Computer Vision Lab.
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Interview with Prof. Cemaleddin Latic |
 This month Lastprophet.info hosts an important guest closely identified with the recent history of Bosnia. We present you the interview with one of the top Islamic scholars of Bosnia, Prof. Dr. Cemaleddin Latic who teaches Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) at Sarajevo Islamic Institute. A close friend of Aliya Izetbegovic, Dr. Latic stood by his side throughout the national struggle of Bosnia. Also famous as a poet, he personally wrote the words of the Bosnian national anthem.
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A Decision Between Two Paths |
 Dr. Tibor Altenberger (32) was born in Zell am See, Austria; after receiving a doctoral degree in genetics he now works as a secondary school teacher (biology and chemistry). Dr. Altenberger currently resides in Vienna with his wife and eight-month-old daughter. He embraced Islam in April 2001.
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An Islamic School In Chicago: The Universal School |
 For a country like the United States which has benefited from a brain drain from different areas in the world for close to a century, education is always an important topic. It is one of the most important issues for Muslims whose numbers are increasing everyday in the U.S. and who are trying to take advantage of America's share in development.
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The New York Imam Sirah Wahhaj Spoke to Lastprophet.info |
 In recent years Muslims have encountered many problems, and until recent times in America, as most of us are aware, Afro-Americans have been victims of many different types of discrimination. These old "others" in this new world are better off today than in the past, however, the traces of their social trauma can still be seen. The psychological pressure that they want to inflict on Muslims since September 11 so that they become the new "others" in America, including that brought by the missionaries, is not very different from that which was and is inflicted on the Afro-Americans.
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A Journey to Truth - from Texas to Istanbul |
Najla T. Ilhan
 ...Childhood days on a farm in Texas, a family with roots in England, Germany, Scotland and among the Native Americans, the first questioning of the Church, a search for the truth, a book picked up in the university library one evening that gives the "forty essential questions" ...
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Imam Zaid Shakir: The Prominent American Muslim Imam Spoke to Lastprophet.info |
 Imam Zaid Shakir, one of the imams from the Zaytuna Institute, renowned for its important Islamic educational programs and activities in America, has held an interview with Lastprophet.info. One of the most influential imams known in the West, Imam Zaid starts from the example of the programs prepared by the Zaytuna Institute that are directed towards young people, and tells us how an atmosphere of communication can be established with young people in the modern world. Imam Zaid also indicates the fine line between tradition and religion.
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"Greetings, hey cure for all ills, greetings" |
 We made a comprehensive interview regarding Mawlid celebrations during the Ottoman period with one of our country's most important culture historians, Asst. Prof. Haluk Dursun. We are sharing with you rare information that cannot even be found in reference works, such as the "Hacet Bayrami (Necessity Holiday)" and "Special Mawlid," which most of us have never even heard of.
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"Let's talk sweeter than candy": Reflections of a Local Culture |
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We are sharing with you an interview we prepared in regard to akide (sugar) candy that once was indispensable to holy day celebrations in Turkey. In this interview made with "Confectioner Cafer Erol," a tradesman who still maintains that former warmth on his countertops, you can both find first-hand information regarding this deep-rooted tradition and learn the story behind the extremely interesting appearance of akide candy.
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HIS COMEDY DOES NOT MAKE YOU LAUGH, BUT HIS LESSONS RAISE A SMILE |
This week our guest is a skilled artist, whose drawings not only make us laugh, but also cause us to stop and think. He has managed to go beyond the boundaries of the drawing, showing us the gravity of the Day of Judgment. With the weight of the world on his soldiers, he is hardworking, a veteran traveler on the road to the cities of Heaven. On this journey he carries drawings of 40 hadith in his saddlebag.
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FROM "DIALOGUE" TO "LIVING TOGETHER WITH DIFFERENCES" |
 Professor Sinasi Gunduz not only brings new dimensions to the concept of dialogue, but with other studies in the area of religious history he evaluates the concept of prophethood by taking into account the Christian view.
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The following fascinating interview is with Prof. Saadettin Okten, who, in his own words, does not abstain from using European methods and prefers to support local thought in order to develop a new perception of civilization by taking into account the problems that result from changing social values and also by introducing the role model status of the Companions.
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Interview with Al-Attas: Applying Sunnah to The Modern World |
 Prof. Mehmet Ipsirli talked to Naquib Al-Attas in Malaysia about the Asian journey of the Sayyids (descendants of the Prophet) starting from the early periods of Islam and the applicabillity of Sunnah (practices of the Prophet) in today's world.
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Interview: The Intellectual Journey of A Hadith Scholar, Mustafa Al-A'zami |
Mustafa al- A’zami, who stopped off at Diyobend (India), Azhar (Egypt), and Cambridge (England) during his intellectual journey, has for the first time spoken about his life and his scholarly training in classical and modern sciences to Dr. Recep Senturk for LastProphet.info.
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“IN ISLAM THERE IS NO MEDIATOR BETWEEN ALLAH AND THE SERVANT” |
The following excepts are taken from an interview with Professor Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch made by the French Christians Rachel and Jean-Pierre Cartier in 1995.
"The second part of the Shahada (statement confirming that there is no God but Allah and Muhammed is His Messenger) includes the fact that the message brought by Prophet Muhammad is a genuine message; it is a message that acknowledges that Jesus is not the son of God. Jesus is not God..."
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AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE CLASSIC AND THE MODERN |
We talked to Yusuf Ziya Kavakci about the ways to carry Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to the contemporary age in the United States.
-You have been living in the United States for a long time. Could you briefly tell us about your work and your relationship with the Islamic community?
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I think that the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) Web Portal Project will be very very helpful and successful as long as it emphasizes, in an authentic fashion, the most universal and spiritual teachings of the Prophet and especially the ethical norms and spiritual ethics by which He lived, taught and set an example.
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Not only the Muslims but also the whole humanity is in need of getting to know the Prophet. According to our Holy Book and us, the Muslims, He has been sent as a mercy to not only the material universe but all material-immaterial, physical-beyond physical universes.
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WHERE DOES PROPHET MUHAMMAD STAND IN YOUR LIFE? |
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